An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor; moist. → humidity.

Etymology (EN): Adj. of → humidity.

Etymology (PE): Namnâk, namur, from nam, → humidity + adj. suffixes -nâk and -ur, variant -var (Mid.Pers. -uwar, -war, from O.Pers. -bara, from bar- “to bear, carry”), as in ranjur, ganjur, dastur.